If you scan QR codes for online payments, you too may fall prey to scammers. Reports have shown that in many places, people's bank accounts have been emptied while making payments by scanning fake QR ...

NordVPN warns that QR code attacks are escalating, with a staggering 26 million individuals already potentially exposed to ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and social distancing became a common practice, contactless forms of payments have taken off in popularity. Some contactless payments use QR codes that ...

What if a simple scan of a QR code could compromise your most sensitive information? Imagine sitting at a café, scanning a code to access the menu, only to unknowingly hand over your login credentials ...

QR codes are everywhere, and they can also be dangerous. Here’s how to stay safe with some hints from Tom Merritt. QR codes have become ubiquitous, driven to even wider use by pandemic concerns. Lots ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The simple answer, and the one most often provided in online ...

What is a QR code? A QR code (short for Quick Response code) is a two-dimensional barcode that can be read by your smartphone camera. QR codes provide quick access to product information, promotions ...

Sharat Potharaju is cofounder and CEO of Uniqode, whose vision is to enable digital connection with every physical object and place. Third-party cookies are crumbling, customer acquisition costs are ...